I love pattersons open field ability, great vision and cutting ability for a 6-3 guy

I read that the knock on Patterson is that he is a body catcher and will need a lot of time to learn how to catch a pass using just his hands. Body catchers don't tend to last in this league. I agree that he has all the rest.

come onnnn....devin thomas, malcolm kelly, and limas sweed were all supposed to be studs lol

That was a bad year to be a WR, lol.

Donnie Avery, Devin Thomas, James Hardy, Eddie Royal, Jerome Simpson, Malcolm Kelly, Limas Sweed, Dexter Jackson, all second rounders and all either on another team or out of the league, none particularly good.

So far, we are around 13.8 million above the cap. To get below the cap, we will restructure Ben Roethlisberger, Lawrence Timmons, LaMarr Woodley, and Antonio Brown. With those, we save 20 or so million.

I believe we cut Harrison, Suisham, and Cotchery to save a little over 7 million dollars. Willie Colon is a real wild card. If he agrees to restructure or a pay cut, then he stays. If not, I can see the team cutting him and taking their chances with paying his dead money. SteelerDepot said that the team can cut Colon after June 2nd and save 5.5 million dollars, but they have a dead money issue of 4.3 million next year. I don't see Troy, Clark, Keisel, Ike getting cut. Depending on all of this, it will give us with like 13 million in cap space. That money will help us sign Keenan Lewis back, along with any other FAs and our draft picks.

Mock draft:

1) Keenan Allen WR Cal

-With the loss of Wallace, the team needs a number 1 WR. While he isn't a burner, he makes all the tough grabs and can be a really good pro.

2) Kevin Minter LB LSU

-Three down linebacker brings depth and starting potential to our defense. We don't know how Spence is going to recover and Sly looks to be a ST guy only.

3) Brandon Jenkins LB Florida State

-A first round pick before he got hurt, he'd be a steal here in hopes he regains his old form.

4) Stepfan Taylor RB Stanford

-Not a burner or the best athlete, but a good football player and is the perfect Steeler.

5) Nick Kasa TE Colorado

-He's still raw at the position, but his blocking and raw receiving skills could develop him into a fine NFL starter.

6) Rontez Miles S Cal U of PA

-Turn on the tape. This kid crushes everything in site and looks really good against the competition. I'm not sure he's a 4.4 guy and he has some off the field issues, but the kid is a baller and I believe under Troy and Clark, he can start in this secondary. If not, he's great depth and ST demon.

7a) John Wetzel OT Boston College

-From the Pittsburgh area and you can never have enough OLman as the Steelers have proven.

7b) Ryan Griffin QB Tulane

-Just the type of QB the Steelers would love to develop. He has a nice arm and shows solid zip and accuracy with his passes. He can also run decently to avoid trouble in the pocket.

jarvis could be there, im not sure id relate it to a guard falling because the man is the #1 player in the draft on my board....however, bowers had injury concerns that dropped him and gronk had the same back/neck problem that jarvis had. Hes a complete freakin beast so 17 would be awesome